A verb for seeming busySourced
Not region-specific · English meaning
An obsolete verb describes the appearance of working
Fudgel is an English verb for giving the impression of working while getting nothing done. Wiktionary marks it as obsolete, so it is not presented as everyday modern vocabulary.
An apparently busy person may still be making no progress.
Summary / translation: Unbubly · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10